Just put an orange cone in front of or just inside the garage door whenever you leave the house with bikes on the rack. [
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Incredible. It's almost impossible to tell that it's actually Dana Carvey doing a bit. That man is a genius. I am particularly impressed with his decision not to have Mike Myers show up at the end and announce that this is the time on Sprockets... [
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The bad news is that it's impossible to be the parent that your non-parent self imagines will be ideal.
The good news is that there is no such thing as a typical parent.
The bad news is that you will inevitably find yourself being like your own... [
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Joe Strummer ran the 1982 Paris Marathon without any training beyond drinking and smoking.
Yes, but Joe Strummer was technically a god, so.... [
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On the other hand, Robert Downey, Jr.'s comeback owes quite a bit to his having identified the things he was doing that people didn't like and stopped doing them. Maybe that's good advice for bands.... [
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I so want to be in a band with MeFi people. I don't care if nobody likes us. [
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Yes, if only comedians would quit making wry observations about the difficulties of their lives and instead dedicate their creative energies to eliminating the source of their material. It's like they don't care about saving the planet from... [
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I'm imagining some of the people in this thread seething with rage as they watch The Cosby Show and contemplate the horror that Cliff and Claire Huxtable were inflicting in the world through the sheer hubris of daring to have so many children. Bill... [
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Make a pot of pasta with it and an identical pot without it. Take notes on every part of the process, noting any differences in the timing, the process, the flavor, etc. if there are real differences, decide which one you like better and do that... [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Tom-B, johnny7, amanda, brianogilvie, deborah, purenitrous
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I'm a sucker for Giorgio by Moroder and Contact though. The drums sound soooo good.
I wish they'd do the Trent Reznor thing and release multitrack stems. I'd pay good money for a high-quality recording of all the alternate takes and... [
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So why are these guys still around, anyway? Do they provide a service that is at all useful?
They promote, advertise, and fund. It's not impossible to get a song or album noticed by the world without someone spending millions of dollars... [
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The recent episode of Modern Comedian where they interview him is quite good, as well, for those who might like to see video of his apartment, kids, etc.... [
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I don't think it's material. I think he really does live in an apartment with his family.
It can be both material and also grounded in true facts. That's pretty standard.... [
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They really have taste, they know who the hottest musicians in the world are for this stuff, and they know how to pick people to help them bring their vision to life.
I don't disagree with that - and I agree with your entire comment. But... [
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Yeah, it really is a cohesive album from start to finish. The collaborators' contributions add unique elements to the tracks, but don't detract from the overall feel and vision of it. I was all set to hate it, but it's quite brilliant. It's one of... [
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favorited 4 times, recently by emptythought, HandfulOfDust, hippybear, koeselitz
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3 days ago
while taking a mostly grumbling tone
Huh. Did you watch the video? I didn't think his tone was grumbling in the least. [
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4 days ago
"Hah I'm a dick to my neighbors!" is about as fun as the time he punched a heckler.
Huh. I was under the impression that Louis CK was fairly popular on MeFi. I guess I was mistaken.... [
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4 days ago
That doesn't sound like fun. I want fun.
Then go to Disneyland and call them from your cell phone. [
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Received my hard copy CD of the album today. Liner notes confirm: Nathan East, Omar Hakim, John JR Robinson. Yep. And that, folks, is how you make sure your dance album is amazing.... [
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I don't know, sweetkid. I played a lot of Super Mario Bros. as a kid and I grew up to be a turtle-fighting plumber retained on contract as a search and rescue expert by the British royal family.... [
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So hey, I just learned that Todd Edwards is a devout Christian, which makes his lyrics on "Face to Face" very different
I know and have worked closely with a lot of great lyricists who also happen to be devout Christians, and I... [
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Everyone realizes that what we're talking about is taking a 3D rendered character and making a 2D illustration, right? And that when you do that, there have to be adjustments? OK? Good.
Yes. For example, in 3D, I'm a slightly-overweight... [
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Since the Grooveshark set is dead, if you can't (or won't) listen via iTunes, here's a way to scratch the same itch. [
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Can anyone else hear a sinister cackling in the distance as we rip each other apart?
Oops. That was me watching a movie on the other screen. Sorry.... [
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It's a weird thing for the government to waste time on. But I think I'm OK with denying guns to people dumb enough to use their medical marijuana card as ID in a gun shop, just on the basis of them being too stupid to own a gun.... [
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I do not question or dispute that there is passion behind every single track. [
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I've been preparing to hate this, given the amount of hype and that the album is obviously the work of teams of producers and writers merely released under the corporate title "Daft Punk" for marketing purposes to take advantage of a... [
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And how do do you quantify the humiliation of being seen in a Fiat?
Seen? It's completely silent and goes like hell. Nobody's going to see you unless you slow down on purpose to show off.... [
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I've seen a lot of 2D drawn art of 3D characters and I'm pretty sure that 2D as a medium doesn't require removing several inches of waistline.
Come on. Everybody knows it's impossible not to show bare shoulders in a 2D illustration and... [
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13 days ago
Ice cream is for people who don't care that it's cold. If you care, you should quit buying ice cream and eat something else.
But the big ice cream company bought out the company that made our favorite pudding and then started freezing all... [
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Wait, didn't he get an All-Areas pass?
Virgil? No. He got stopped by security at the top of the stairs. [
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favorited 10 times, recently by adrienneleigh
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Why don't people dress up as Virgil for DragonCon?
Well, for one thing, they don't want some doofus in a mid-life crisis to expect to be guided around and told what everything is. For another, they all know that, as Virgil, they will not... [
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Mark Knopfler does not use fingerpicks, thumpicks, or fingernails. He has said in interviews that he picks "really from skin, but sometimes the nail will catch." Here's a video of Knopfler playing a duet with Chet Atkins on acoustic... [
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OK. You start of by saying: "I love my life, my jobs, my friends, my hobbies. I meet, quite literally, all my own needs via these things and am flat-out most of the time."
I would propose that the heart of your problem stems from the... [
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It can be had for around $70k which is what many people pay for cars, it's really not anything unusual or elite.
First, for around $70k, you get the crappy low-capacity battery. Second, $70k is absolutely an elite price to pay for a car.... [
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You could spend that much if you tricked it out and payed MSRP, but after green energy rebates and so on it can be considerably less than that. It's a strawman argument to pick the highest price possible and then knock the car down for being too... [
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2 weeks ago
How soon before they do this to Leia?
How long will it be before 1977? [
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So, I must be stuck in the past because I would have guessed this thing has a CVT in it, but instead the website suggests that the only thing even resembling a transmission is a "Single-speed fixed gear"? How in the monkey's ass does... [
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Hi Generation X. You think you had it bad, and I'm sure you did, but I'm pretty sure it's objectively worse now.
Hi! You know we still exist now, right? We have not all died yet.
All I know is I watched Reality Bites recently and... [
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